Free Getting to the Church On Time by Erin Nicholas Page B

married on New Year’s Eve. That had been another memorable occasion. Or Valentine’s Day. Or really any day of the past year. They were all meaningful, happy and worth remembering.
    “So you’re really going to let them all get married tonight?” Kathy asked Levi.
    He laughed. “As long as their mother is okay with it.”
    She gave him a huge smile. “Why would I not be okay with three of my children becoming blissfully happy?”
    “Hey, Levi!”
    Levi and Kathy both turned to find TJ climbing the steps to the gazebo.
    “Hey, TJ. If you’re here to bribe me, perhaps we should go out of earshot of your mother,” Levi joked.
    The oldest Bennett boy shook his head. “Nah, I was actually coming to withdraw our entry.”
    Kathy stepped forward with a frown. “What happened?”
    “Nothing. Hope and I were just talking and we realized, we’re good. I mean, we want to get married, of course. And we will,” he assured his mother. “But this is really important to Tucker and Ty and, frankly, I’d love for either of them to have it. I’d love to make those boys happy by making their family official before Christmas,” he went on.
    Levi knew he was talking about Delaney’s nephews, who she and Tucker planned to legally adopt as soon as they legalized their relationship.
    “And I want Hailey to officially feel part of this family,” TJ added. “Hope and I both know what that means to her and the sooner we do it, the sooner she’s secure. So, pick one of them. We’re out.”
    Levi wasn’t sure what to say. He looked at Kathy. Her eyes were shiny with tears.
    “I love you, TJ,” she said. “I’ve always been proud of you, but you constantly give me new reasons to be.”
    TJ gave her a quick hug and then shook Levi’s hand. “Thanks for all of this, man. We had some fun and Hope and I talked about our relationship and what marriage means to us and…it’s all really good. So thanks.”
    Levi just nodded and watched TJ walk off.
    Then he turned to Kathy. “Wow. Okay, so a double wedding?”
    Kathy lifted a shoulder. “I guess. I would have loved to see TJ up there too though. He had so much unhappiness before Hope came to town.”
    Levi agreed. But he couldn’t force the man down the aisle. Could he?
    “Want a piece of cheesecake?” he asked Kathy.
    There was already his huge “taste-tester” piece missing from it, but there was enough left to share.
    “I’d love one.”
    Levi handed her a fork and slid a piece onto a napkin for her.
    “Hey, Levi!”
    Levi took a bite of his second piece of cheesecake as Ty came up the steps. “Oh boy,” he muttered.
    Kathy just nodded and chewed.
    “Hey man, I wanted to grab you before you made your final decision,” he said. “Hailey and I were just talking and we really think you should give the wedding to Tucker or TJ.”
    Levi lifted an eyebrow. “Why is that?”
    “The boys deserve to have their family official and intact for Christmas,” Ty said, agreeing with TJ without knowing it. “And TJ’s been through so much. Hope is amazing and, well, seeing TJ with her makes us realize that they need this. We’re good. We’ve been together for so long. We can wait a little longer.”
    Levi took another bite of cheesecake and nodded. He swallowed and said, “Okay, I hear you.”
    Ty looked relieved. “We’ll be back for the announcement of which one you decide on.”
    “It’s gonna be good,” Levi promised.
    Ty grinned, leaned in and kissed his mother’s cheek, and headed back down the steps.
    “I gotta say,” Levi said to Kathy. “Your family is amazing.”
    She looked happy and choked up at the same time. “They are, aren’t they?”
    “So, Tucker and Delaney,” Levi said. “Yeah, I can feel good about that.”
    They were a fantastic couple. But they all were. They were meant to be, every one of them.
    “Let me buy you some coffee to wash the cheesecake down,” Levi said.
    “Sounds great,” Kathy agreed.
    They were partway down the